I shadow my husband, or did all the time before my diagnosis. I couldn't be alone for five minutes. When we ran errands, I couldn't go in the store, but started feeling blind panic if he was anything more than ten minutes. I couldn't be alone. I would start counting the slats in shutters, the shingles on a building, to keep my sanity. Now that I have a diagnosis and am on Lamictal, I'm much better, but still watch the clock to see when he is coming home from work. I can be on my own and fare ok without him, but still feel relieved when he is around someplace. I'm not sure that this is an exact response to what you're asking, but it did trigger these thoughts and I know I'm getting stronger every day. All the best......greylove